--On 09/21/00 10:23:26 AM -0700 Brian Hatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Solaris 8 ships with a perl that was compiled with Sun cc.
> Thus to install modules/etc that require compilation, you
> must use Sun cc. Even if you install gcc, you cannot compile
> code that will link correctly with sun's supplied perl.
>
> Answer: Buy sun's cc, or recompile perl with gcc.
Not true, to the best of my knowledge.
Create a wrapper script called cc that changes its command line arguments
as follows:
-xO${n} -> -O${n}
-KPIC -> -fPIC
-Kpic -> -fpic
and then invokes gcc. It should work like a charm.
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Carson Gaspar - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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